I recently bought a used MIA Jazz bass and what attracted me to the bass was that the previous owner had an HG Thor epoxy coating done on the neck. I had been thinking about getting this done on another fretless J bass that I own but the wait to have HG Thor do the treatment is currently 4 YEARS OUT!!! ... that's crazy.

Anyway, I was so psyched to open the box and plug her in and when I did, the sound of the strings was super dull and lifeless, what a bummer. To the best of my knowledge it feels like they are tapewound strings ... I don't know how old they are as I don't have much experience with tapewounds.

Do any of you have experience with Epoxy coated necks on a Jazz bass configuration? I'd like to know what kind of strings you all use to get a really bright "mwah" .... like a Mark Egan Pedulla Pentabuzz mwah .... I was hoping this would give me a poor man's pentabuzz sound.

I've read that roundwounds will eat up the fretboard but I'd think that would take a long time and some pretty aggressive playing. I don't play any one bass for a long period of time so I'm not so worried about doing any devastating damage to the finish.

What strings would you recommend for a killer mwah and at the same time a deep Stingray'esque growl?

Get rounds and don't worry. Fingerboard wear is an overstated problem and a good epoxy coat like HG Thor's makes it even more of a non-issue.
Nickel roundwounds are the diet for me, and I think they'll get you what you want.
Slap a set of DR Sunbeams on that puppy and don't look back.

Get rounds and don't worry. Fingerboard wear is an overstated problem and a good epoxy coat like HG Thor's makes it even more of a non-issue.
Nickel roundwounds are the diet for me, and I think they'll get you what you want.
Slap a set of DR Sunbeams on that puppy and don't look back.

I've read that roundwounds will eat up the fretboard but I'd think that would take a long time and some pretty aggressive playing. I don't play any one bass for a long period of time so I'm not so worried about doing any devastating damage to the finish.